emergency
an acute injury or illness that poses an immediate risk to a person's life or long-term health
an urgent, unforeseen situation involving a close family member
a significant and worrying situation
an emergency affecting an entire country
a genuine and serious situation requiring immediate action
a situation that poses an immediate risk to public health
a large-scale, serious incident
an emergency that happens without warning
an emergency where there is a risk of death
an emergency declared within a state or province
a situation that is genuinely an emergency, not an exaggeration
an emergency that was not anticipated
an emergency affecting multiple countries
an event or series of events that represents a critical threat to the health, safety, security or wellbeing of a community or other large group of people
a situation of the utmost seriousness
a medical emergency for which immediate surgical intervention is the only way to solve the problem
an emergency that could not have been predicted
a very serious and urgent situation
an urgent situation caused by an uncontrolled fire
a declaration made by a government agency to limit travel due to heavy snowfall
an urgent situation involving military forces
a multifaceted humanitarian crisis in a country, region, or society where there is a total or considerable breakdown of authority
an emergency that occurs while an aircraft is in the air
if an emergency should happen
a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government
during an emergency situation
kept or used in case of an emergency
to qualify as an emergency situation
to take action to handle an emergency
to react to an emergency by taking appropriate action
to experience an emergency situation
to manage an emergency situation
to deal effectively with a difficult emergency situation
to officially announce that an emergency situation exists
to be considered or amount to an emergency
a set of circumstances that constitutes an emergency
the organized reaction to an emergency
the specific steps to be followed in an emergency
a pre-established set of procedures for responding to an emergency
the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks
official actions taken to deal with an emergency
special authority granted to a government during an emergency
the state of being ready for an emergency
immediate steps taken in response to an emergency
legislation that comes into effect during an emergency
rules put in place to manage an emergency
laws enacted quickly to deal with an emergency
direct governance by authorities, often suspending normal law, during an emergency
when an emergency takes place
when an emergency takes place (more formal)
when an emergency situation begins or occurs